Time to review laws on accountability

One hundred years ago today British troops massacred 379 Indians at Jallianwala Bagh — also known as Amritsar.

Time to review laws on accountability
Sat, 13 Apr, 2019 - 01:10

One hundred years ago today British troops massacred 379 Indians at Jallianwala Bagh — also known as Amritsar.

Brigadier General Reginald Dyer, who was educated in Midleton, Co Cork, ordered troops to fire on peaceful demonstrators.

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